Because color alone can’t bring every space in a home to life, interior designers look beyond paint swatches and incorporate elements like texture, pattern and depth when decorating. One of the easiest ways to wrap those design qualities together while creating a focal point and adding character is to use wallpaper. That’s why many designers […]
Bay Watch
THE PROPERTY ON JOSEPH STREET IN LAVALLETTE wasn’t large, but what it lacked in size it made up for in sun-dappled water views and spectacular sunsets. Its new owners, Hank and Jeannette Hirsch, had admired its bayfront setting for years, envisioning a traditional two-story home that conjured vistas of New England. But their first […]
Choose, Place And Care For Your Rugs
Bare wooden floors are undeniably charming, but the perfect area rug takes them up a notch. Rugs are the accessories of the floor, the pops of personality that make a room your own and help ground a space. “Every room looks better with a rug,” says Barbara Ostrom, president and CEO of Barbara Ostrom Associates […]
Cooking Up A Good Time
A NEW KITCHEN HAD BEEN ON RACHEL SCHAPIRO’S TO-DO LIST for 15 years, but you know how it is with older homes: First they had to put in air conditioning, then replace the windows, then paint and do a few other small projects. Finally, in 2021, it was time, and Schapiro was ready with […]
A Work Space That Works
SARAH DAU, A HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT, spends her days helping clients make the most of their practices. Yet when it came to her own work environment— a makeshift home office on the main floor of her family’s 4,500-square-foot Tudor home in Sparta—she was neglecting to give herself the same attention. Dau had taken a […]